Chris Johnston (@outdoorbros_), the man with an S-Works box behind him, joins us this week to answer your cycling questions. We help a listener deal with the shame of being dropped by a friend who just started riding, share unqualified opinions on why bike prices are so high, and endure the teasings of GC Performance.

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Strava Year in Review

01:53 What do you like about Southern California?

02:54 70 miles before 9 am

04:31 Why are there so many S-Works in Orange County?

05:14 If Chris could not ride Specialized or ENVE...

06:36 SoCal Skateboarding to Road Cycling Pipeline

08:27 How often do you ride gravel?

09:17 Kicking the dogs out of the studio

10:04 Importance of consistent training

13:12 Listener Call: Training for a 200-mile race

16:15 Nutrition tips for long races

18:51 Riding at altitude

22:46 Listener Call: Will bike prices ever go down?

35:35 Road bike w gravel tires or gravel bike w road tires?

37:03 Do MTB tires belong on gravel bikes?

39:17 Listener Call: What if your friend drops you?

46:40 EJ Trains dropped me

50:45 When did you start training?

53:44 Listener Call (NOT GC Performance): Why Specialized?

59:56 Best all-rounder according to GC Performance

1:06:49 2025 event plans

1:07:56 Riding with kids in Yosemite

1:09:41 Cycling Court

1:11:10 Cool Down, YouTuber Invitational?